She nonetheless always went by the name Asia, which she later used professionally. When Argento was born, the city registry office in Rome refused to acknowledge "Asia" as an appropriate name, and instead officially inscribed her name as "Aria" (a name accepted by the city registry). Her mother was actress Daria Nicolodi and her maternal great-grandfather was composer Alfredo Casella. Her father is Dario Argento, an Italian filmmaker known for his work in the Italian giallo genre and for his influence on modern horror and slasher movies. Īsia Argento and her father Dario at the 1993 Cannes Film FestivalĪrgento was born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento in Rome on 20 September 1975. In August 2018, The New York Times detailed allegations that Argento sexually assaulted actor Jimmy Bennett in 2013, when he was 17 and she was 37. Her directorial credits include The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004) and Misunderstood (2014).Īfter the Weinstein scandal in 2017, she became a leader of the " #MeToo" movement. Argento is the recipient of several accolades, including two David di Donatello awards for Best Actress and three Italian Golden Globes.
Her other notable acting credits include Queen Margot (1994), Let's Not Keep in Touch (1994), Traveling Companion (1996), Last Days (2005) and Islands (2011). The daughter of filmmaker Dario Argento, she has had roles in several of her father's features and achieved mainstream success with appearances in XXX (2002), Land of the Dead (2005) and Marie Antoinette (2006).
Asia Argento ( Italian: born Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento 20 September 1975) is an Italian actress and filmmaker.